How to Use by-product in a Sentence

by-product

noun
  • But is that a by-product of turning 80, as Mr. Biden did in ...
    — Herbert W. Stupp, National Review, 20 Aug. 2023
  • Avoid foods that list vague terms like 'meat meal' or 'by-products' as the main protein sources.
    — Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2023
  • But that’s more a by-product of the success of the drug in helping people lose weight, not the drug itself.
    — Sara Reardon, Scientific American, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Fear was the by-product of the ego; love was the by-product of the soul that remained pure, in the moment, especially at the time of death.
    — Christopher Fiorello, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
  • All are by-products of the pet trade and animal trafficking around the world.
    — Ryan F. Mandelbaum, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
  • And that’s the rub: Long waits and staff stretched thin are the natural by-products of overexpansion.
    — Maria Aspan, Fortune, 2 May 2024
  • The brain has one of the highest metabolisms of any organ in the body, and that process must yield by-products that need to be removed.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
  • On a table, some small bites had been prepared for me, including a taco filled with a by-product of canola oil.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
  • This, in turn, leads to a sneaky productivity that is not the main point, but a happy by-product.
    — Mike Weinberger, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Baron would likely object the most to the idea that the press’s deference to the Fed is a by-product of objectivity.
    — Max Moran, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The pub in Bellaire is known for its pizzas and pretzels with dough made from scratch daily and includes a by-product from the brewing process.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb. 2024
  • This is tough news for prospective buyers, but a welcome by-product of a healthy state economy.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The optimism may be a by-product of consumers expecting interest rates to fall in the next year.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Those who understand that success is no longer a passive by-product but an active pursuit are the ones who will thrive.
    — Meridith Alexander, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The new Olive Tan leather is the first to be subject to a sustainable tanning process that uses an organic by-product of the olive oil industry, though.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Cocoa bean shells are a by-product of cocoa production.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Samui Many of the non-Thai staff insist that a certain agreeableness is natural to Thai culture, a by-product of Buddhism.
    — Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
  • In the lab, the device dissolved completely into harmless by-products in 35 days when placed in a saline solution.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Small amounts are also retrieved as a by-product of mining other metals.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Rice seedling blight is a disease caused by the toxic by-product of a wild, endosymbiotic affair.
    — Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Rice seedling blight is a disease caused by the toxic by-product of a wild, endosymbiotic affair.
    — Molly Herring, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
  • When choosing cat foods, make certain that meat or meat by-products are the first ingredients listed.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
  • In public talks, Kennedy often spoke about the dangers of mercury contamination in fish, which is a by-product of coal plants.
    — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • These sentiments were no sudden by-product of the explosion’s terror and fury.
    — Longreads, 20 July 2023
  • So, some embarrassment may be an unavoidable by-product of doing what needs to be done.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
  • So, some embarrassment may be an unavoidable by-product of doing what needs to be done.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
  • As a by-product of the operation, sand taken from the harbor is placed on Oceanside’s northern beaches.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
  • The researchers then analyzed the samples to identify the genes and chemical by-products (and therefore the types of microbial species) that were present.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2025
  • But such speculation is an inevitable by-product of success.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Scandium can be extracted from mine tailings, or as a by-product of mining for uranium or other metals.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025

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